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Men's Basketball 2/1/2016 12:00:00 AM
Feb. 1, 2016

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15/13 BAYLOR 59 (17-5, 6-3), rv/rv TEXAS 67 (15-7, 6-3)
Monday, Feb. 1, 2016
Ferrell Center (Waco, Texas)
Attendance: 6,064

BAYLOR POSTGAME NOTES

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES
- Baylor and Texas met for the 246th time, the most-played rivalry in Baylor history, dating back to 1905-06.
- Baylor is 9-7 in its last 15 games against UT after snapping a 24-game losing streak in the series in 2009.
- Baylor has won 16 of its last 18 home games, with the only other loss coming against No. 1 Oklahoma on Jan. 23.
- Baylor snaps a 27 home game winning streak against unranked opponents ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" previous loss to WVU on Jan. 28, 2014.
- Baylor's starters were Lester Medford, Al Freeman, Ishmail Wainright, Taurean Prince and Rico Gathers ÃÆ' ¢Ãƒ ¢' ¬" the group is 17-5 on the season as a starting unit.
- Baylor is 53-18 in its last 71 games dating back to Feb. 12, 2014.
- Baylor is 39-7 against in-state opponents since the start of the 2011-12 season, including 16-3 since 2014-15.
- Baylor's five losses have all come against top-22 RPI teams (at Oregon, at TAMU, at Kansas, vs. OU, vs. UT)

TEAM NOTES
- Baylor carried a two-point lead 1:45 into the first half, but could never regain the lead in the first or second half.
- Baylor has trailed at halftime in each of its last 5 games (3-2 record).
- Baylor drops to 8-44 when scoring fewer than 60 points in the Drew era, the first time the Bears have been held below 60 on the season.
- Baylor lost the turnover battle 11-10, falling to 5-5 this season when forcing less turnovers than opponents.
- Baylor is 25-37 over the last five seasons, including 4-4 this season, and 47-129 when trailing at the half in the Drew era.
- Baylor drops to 12-1 on the season when holding its opponent below 70 points and 177-44 in the Drew era.
- Baylor has made at least one three-point field goal in 787 consecutive games - the second-longest active streak in the Big 12 (Texas). The last time Baylor did not connect from three-point range was Feb. 21, 1990 vs. Texas Tech.

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Rico Gathers (20 points) had his 16th double-digit scoring game of the season and 51st of his career.
- Gathers moves into a tie with Tweety Carter for most career games played (131), passing Cory Jefferson.
- Gathers bumps up to No. 21 on Baylor's career scoring list (1,135), passing Larry Gatewood (1,120).
- Taurean Prince (18 points) scored in double figures for the 17th time this season and the 56th time in his career.
- Prince moved past William Chatmon on Baylor's career scoring list (1,114), passing William Chatmon.
- Lester Medford (10 points) scored in double-digits for the 10th time this season and the 24th time of his Baylor career.

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Players Mentioned

Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

G
6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

G
5' 10"
Junior
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

G/F
6' 5"
Sophomore
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

F
6' 8"
Freshman
Cory Jefferson

#34 Cory Jefferson

F
6' 9"
Junior
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

F
6' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Al Freeman

#25 Al Freeman

6' 3"
Redshirt Freshman
G
Lester Medford

#11 Lester Medford

5' 10"
Junior
G
Ishmail Wainright

#24 Ishmail Wainright

6' 5"
Sophomore
G/F
Rico Gathers

#2 Rico Gathers

6' 8"
Freshman
F
Cory Jefferson

#34 Cory Jefferson

6' 9"
Junior
F
Taurean Prince

#35 Taurean Prince

6' 7"
Freshman
F